Sunday, February 26, 2017

J St. Description Contest

I have already noted that I do not use Holocaust nor Nazi terminology when dealing with other Jews.It is not nice. It is unnecessary. It is not proper and there is no possible comparison of circumstances that could justify such linguistic usage.Would the Senators at David Friedman's confirmation hearing like it if I termed their questioning as an "inquisition"?Friedman's "worse than kapos" has its own inner logic - that whereas these people were forced, J Streeters seem actually to delight in their destructive work, underrmining Israel's security and diplomatic support while pretending to be "pro-Israel, pro-peace" - but that still does not justify employing the term "kapos".Jeremy Ben-Ami, who works to the detriment of his father's legacy*, has now, I read, declared that his organization's

"challenges are not limited to the Middle East"

Well, I guess we're in for some possible pro-Islamist reorienting.In any case, without resort to Holocaust/Nazi language terms and certainly no profanity, what would you call J Street?

Western political leaders have acquired a concern for 'Arab-Palestinian homelessness', which is selfishly economic rather than humanitarian. At the same time they ignore that three quarters of the original Palestine Mandate area is now under Palestinian-Arab rule. The sooner disaspora Jews and the Hebrew nation recognize these new realities, the stronger they will be.

The Hebrew renaissance offers a painful choice to Jews. They can live in the diaspora, often facing isolation, persecution and ambivalent identities, or they can return to their ancient land and face perils, but with a chance for honorable self-fulfillment and an end to wandering...

Not much to think about regarding Ben Ami's position... A person's offspring are far more likely to have diametrically opposed views then a random stranger... Not really that surprising considering family dynamics...

As for other J-Streeters, being in a charitable mood today I'd say that Stalin had it right... Useful idiots!...

About Me

American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.